Located in Queensland’s Western Downs, the circa $850 million Coopers Gap Wind Farm will have a capacity of 453MW when completed in 2021. It has 123 turbines and will be the largest wind farm in Australia.
Nyngan Solar Farm
yews-admin2021-02-03T18:12:06+10:00When built, this was the largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant in the Southern Hemisphere and remains one of the largest in Australia. It was commissioned in July 2015 and has a capacity of 102MWAC.
Broken Hill Solar Farm
yews-admin2021-02-03T18:13:02+10:00The Broken Hill Solar Farm was commissioned in December 2015 and has a capacity of 53MWAC from 700,000 solar PV modules. The solar plant occupies about 140 hectares of land just outside Broken Hill.
Silverton Wind Farm
yews-admin2021-01-08T12:27:06+10:00The $450 million Silverton Wind Farm, located on NSW’s Barrier Ranges, was completed in 2020 and has a capacity of 199MW. It has 58 wind turbines with a hub height of 110 metres and a rotor diameter of 130 metres.